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U.N. Report Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity
The Syrian state has committed "gross human right violations" amounting to crimes against humanity a panel of independent U.N. investigators concluded in a 72-page report released today.
February 23, 2012
Violence Intensifies in Homs after U.N. Resolution on Syria Fails
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the 11-month-long crisis in Syria have stalled after a resolution condemning the regime's crackdown on protesters failed in the United Nations Security Council on Saturday.
February 6, 2012
On 30th Anniversary of Hama Massacre, Syrian Troops Lock Down City
Thirty years ago today, the regime of then-Syrian President Hafez al-Assad launched what's known as one of the bloodiest chapters of modern Arab history: the Hama Massacre.
February 2, 2012
High-Stakes Showdown Over Syria at the U.N.
The fight to end the Syrian government's brutal 10-month crackdown moves to the United Nations today.
January 31, 2012
Syria: "We No Longer Want Arab Solutions to the Crisis"
Calling it a "conspiratorial scheme" hatched against the country, the Syrian government rejected an Arab League peace plan yesterday proposing that embattled President Bashar al-Assad cede power.
January 24, 2012
Pressure Mounts on Syria as U.N. Calls for Action to Prevent Civil War
Today U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called for international intervention to protect Syrians from the government's brutal nine-month crackdown, which the organization estimates has now killed more than 4,000 civilians, including 307 children.
December 2, 2011
UPDATED: A Guide to Sanctions on Syria
Turkey, one of Syria's top trading partners, announced wide-ranging sanctions against its neighbor today. But it's not just Turkey: Below is a round-up of the various sanctions issued against theincreasingly isolated nation.
November 30, 2011
Syria Calls Arab League Suspension "Extremely Dangerous Step"
Syria's foreign minister Walid al-Moallem called the Arab League's vote on Satuday to suspend Syria's membership in the 22-nation organization "an extremely dangerous step" and announced that the government has taken actions to comply with the terms of a peace plan proposed by the league. His statement comes as international pressure on the Syrian regime mounts.
November 14, 2011
Report: Violence in Syria Amounts to Crimes Against Humanity
Human Rights Watch called on the Arab League today to suspend Syria's membership and to support a move by the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo and refer Syria to the International Criminal Court.
November 11, 2011
Syria's Secretive Ruling Minority Sect
Because their secret tenets and practices are known only to the few males deemed worthy to undergo instruction, the Alawites, Syria's long-persecuted minority sect, remain a mystery to most.
November 8, 2011
Exiled Dissident Ausama Monajed: "The End of the Regime Is Very Close"
As a student in Syria under the Assad regime, Ausama Monajed was arrested and interrogated by security forces several times. The last time he was detained was in 2004, at which point he says he had no choice but to leave the country.
November 8, 2011